Overview
- Gus Atkinson is ruled out of the first Test at Headingley on June 20 after sustaining a hamstring strain in the Zimbabwe clash.
- Mark Wood and Olly Stone remain unavailable and Jofra Archer’s return is delayed by a thumb injury.
- Surrey all-rounder Jamie Overton and seamers Chris Woakes and Brydon Carse earn recalls to bolster England’s pace unit.
- Twenty-one-year-old Jacob Bethell rejoins the squad after his IPL stint, adding depth to the middle order.
- India arrive under new captain Shubman Gill, beginning a fresh era after the retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.